Record magazine for automatic phonographs



July 10, 1934., P. U..LANNERD RECORD MAGAZINE FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 30, 1930 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY-$1 July 10, 1934. P. u. LANNERD RECORD MAGAZINE-FOR AUTOMATICPHONOGRAPHS Filed Aug. 30, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mechanism for portedtherein.

. is a modified form showing the mag protrudes Patented July 10, .1934

nnconn mosznwn non AUTOMATIC rnonocaarns Paul U. Lannerd, Fort Wayne,

1nd., assignor to The Capehart Corporation, Fort Wayne, Ind. ApplicationAugust 30, 1930, Serial No. 478,861

4 Claims. (Ol- 2'14 -10') This invention relates to an automatic recordchanging phonograph and more particularly the placing and removingarecord upon the turntable thereof. 1

The object of the invention is to provide a magazine for containing aplurality of records, of simple construction which may either be-mountedThe magazine is adapted to release a record to drop intoplaying positionupon the turntable.

Another feature of the invention resides in the means for releasing arecord by a simple reciprocatory movement and particularly permittingthe record to drop one edge at a time so as to'prevent breakage. vAnother feature of the invention resides in the arr'angement'whereby themagazine may be rotated' or inverted with respect to the turntable so asto deposit a record thereon from one side of-the stack of recordscontainedtherein, and

pick up said record from the turntable adjacent the other side of thestack o'frecords and thereon be reversed to deposit a new recordfrom thefirst mentioned side.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims: g

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the mechanism showing portions thereof incross section with the magazine in elevated position for permittingrecord playing shown in full ered position for record changing shown indotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the record changing magazine.Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken therethrough showing a recordsup- Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 3 showing a record with one side thereofreleased. Fig. record completely released from the magazine. Fig. 6 emounted in fixed position relative to theturntable. I

In the drawings there is shown a machine having a supporting frame 10mounted upon the side framell. Rotatably mounted upon the supportingframe 10 there is'a turntable 12 driven by a suitable motor contained inthemotor housing 13 suspended from below the turntable. The turntable'isdriven through the'sp'indle'14 which upwardly beyond-the upper surfaceof the turntable to provide a centering pin for a record.

The record changing magazine comprises. an annular ring 15 of an insidediameter sufficient to contain a plurality of records 16. On one side iring 18 spaced therefrom-substantially 'ness of one record and securedto .21, best shown in Figure the turntable or a record from the magazineto the lines, and in low- 'magazme and the thereon.

.employed, one

thereof there is a false bottom 1'1 and a bottom the thickthe false hot-19. Said ring 18 is provided lip portions 20 and torn by the screwswithinwardly protruding portions being fixedrelative to Slidably mountedbetween the bottom ring 18 and the false bottom 1'1 there is a dischargering 22 having an elongated slotted projection 23 .on one side thereofand a similar projection 24 on the other side thereof. Intermediatethereof, there are provided elongated slots 25 through which the pins 26extend for guiding the sliding ring in the magazine. On one side of thering, and adjacent the projection 24 wardly projecting record supportingseat 2'1 conforming when in advanced position wardly projecting lip 21.

In operation, a stack of records 16 are normally supported'in themagazine-by the lip 20'of the fixed bottom ring, on one side of therecord, and by the seat 211 of the sliding ring 22 on the other side ofthe record. when it is desired to transfer sliding ring is moved to bythe arrow in Figure record of the stack contained in the magazinedropped by the seat 2'1 onto the lip 21 and is pushed inwardly movementof the sliding ring 22 above In that position the left hand edge of therecord is caused to drop off of the lip 20, while theright hand side isheld in suspended posit'on between the false bottom 1'1 and the lip 21.Thus, in this position theyrecord hangs at an angle as illustratedinFigure 4 with the center hole 30 thereof to the right of the centeringpin 31 of the turntable; The sliding ring is then moved to the left asindicated by the arrow in Figure 5 so that the record'is p ,hed frombetween the lip 21 and the false bottom 1'1 by the seat 27. The centerhole of the record is then directly over the centering pin and therecord is free to drop down From the.

from the bottom of the stack, first one side being and then the other.This is accomplished by the reciprocating action of the sliding ring.

' Various applications of the magazine may be being illustrated hereinin connection with the mechanism shown in Figure 1 and 2, said ring andlip the magazine.

turntable, the the right as indicated 4 so that the bottom releasedthere is an intotheinabove described construction, it will be noted thatthe recordsare shuffled another in connection with themodifledmechner'as to swing downwardly on the pivot but anism shown in Figure 6.eld against upward movement. Uponthe mag Various means of reciprocatingthe sliding ring azine being brought into discharge position may beemployed, two of which are illustrated above the turntable, a roller 53engages the cam 5 herein.

I ed at 35 on the support 10 and'through suitable the arm 51 with themagazine causes it to move 85 16" Upon the record being released thearms 32 s wing In the modified form shown in Figure B, w upwardly tocarry the magazine into raised posimagazine is fixedly mounted above thetumthe pin 34 by the head 37 and caused the maga- 24 of the sliding ringis connected to acrank zine to rotate one-half revolution. 611actuatedby the shaft 62 and driven from 'any ;20, After the record been played,the magazin suitable source, being more particularly shown U l isbrought into position over the turntable with and described in -theco-pending applicati t .at spaced intervals about the periphery. As "thetained for releasing the record as above de- 100 slipover the edge ofthe record until the record The invention claimed is: that was on theturntable lies adjacent the low- 1. In an automatic phonograph, amagazine ermost record in the magaz n The latches then for holding aplurality of sound reproducing disks 105 snap under the record so as .tosupport it with the in stacked relation to be discharged onto a turnrestof the records in t magazine while the table in reproducing position,comprising a body I o 1 position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. Thereportion and spaced therefrom having an out- 3 5 versing of the recordduring the upward movewardly projecting portion for temporarfl'y'sup-11d pled with the actio of the arm 36, causes the ed between saidsupporting means and body pormagazine to turn one-half revolution tobring the tion for releasing first one side 01' the di k n latches 38from their downwardly extending pon the other therefrom. 115 sition tothe upwardly extending position as 2.1:; an automatic-phonograph, amagazine shown. In this position; when the magazine is or holding aplurality; of sound reproducing again lowered, a new record will bedeposited on disks Stacked 8t n to be d scharged onto the turntable. Theparticular details of the a turntable reproducins position compr latches38 and the above described mechanism, a body portion, a ring rigidlysecured thereto for 120 0rd tr n fer mechanism said ring when; moved inone direction and the 1 T record actuating mechanism is driven otheredge therefrom when moved in thereverse through the bevelled pinions 39from the turndirectlon' table motor or any other suitable driving means,Inflan a magazine I thedriven pinion 39 driving-the gear 40 which,holdmg aplimlity of sound reproducing disks in turn, drives the gear 41on the shaft 42. The m fk relation to be discharged onto shaft 42 drivesthe pinion 43 which, in turn, mprismg opp osite marginal edges of thebottom disk, said a sitters; asthmatics? m eo ing rod 46 having itsother end connected with many the thickness or disk sliding the lever-49 which lever isconnected with the figggfiggggjfigf disk will be usedother end of the arm 36 and pivotally mounted 4. n an ant 7t pendingapplication of Paul F. Wilber. table in reproducing position, mmpmmg abody ttom and a sliding ring monnted between body portion adapted tosaid seating means and w temporarily support one edge of the bottom diskQ ring being moved m one direction it will force the other edge of therecord oi! 01 its corresponding lip while causins the first mentionedopposite whereby upon said slidin! thereof to be g pped between theadjacent edge and when moved in the lip and body portion, oppositedirection the disk out or engagement with the adjacent lip so as tocompletely release it from the magazine.

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